Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stock Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stock Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stock Creek

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Stock Creek:
  • 35.872028, -83.893236
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Stock Creek

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Stock Creek is near Blount County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Stock Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stock Creek ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Bank ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bank is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
• Bonny Kate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
• Colonial Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• High Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
• Little River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Littlebrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
• Mimosa Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Riverbend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverbend is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Rivertrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rivertrace is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
  • Shooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Timberlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Topside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Topside is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
    • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Stock Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stock Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stock Creek and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stock Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'